Nashville music scene

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Don Bartletti / LAT

Who knew bass playing could be so visual? Sweet Joe Fick's upright is more than a prop as the Dempseys rock Rippy's Bar in Nashville. The fans ate up the extreme rockabilly sound, howling and clapping for the energetic threesome, especially Flick's acrobatic skills on the bass.

Who knew bass playing could be so visual? Sweet Joe Fick's upright is more than a prop as the Dempseys rock Rippy's Bar in Nashville. The fans ate up the extreme rockabilly sound, howling and clapping for the energetic threesome, especially Flick's acrobatic skills on the bass. (Don Bartletti / LAT)

Greg Roth and Erika Yuhas, both of Los Angeles, finish with a flourish as they dance to a live country band at the world famous Legends Corner music bar in Nashville. Tennessee's capital city is just a few hours northeast of Memphis, easily reachable on Interstate 40, a.k.a. the "Music Highway." Nashville, of course, means country, country, country.

Greg Roth and Erika Yuhas, both of Los Angeles, finish with a flourish as they dance to a live country band at the world famous Legends Corner music bar in Nashville. Tennessee's capital city is just a few hours northeast of Memphis, easily reachable on Interstate 40, a.k.a. the "Music Highway." Nashville, of course, means country, country, country. (Don Bartletti / LAT)